Filipa graduated from the University of Évora, Portugal, in 2012 and has been working in the UK since 2014.

She joined a busy specialist veterinary hospital in 2015, where she completed her specialist training in veterinary neurology.

She has been part of the senior Neurology team since 2020.

Filipa became a Specialist in Veterinary Neurology with the European College of Veterinary Neurology (ECVN) in 2022.